Assembling a computer is not too
difficult. Usually, all that's required to assemble a computer is
a Phillips-Head Screwdriver. Remember to take your time and not
rush things. To be on the safe side, make sure you do not work on
a surface that may have a static charge.
- The first thing to do is to open the new case
and figure which screw holes on the case match the screw holes on
the mother board. Once you know which screw holes to use,
insert the spacers that come with the case into those screw
holes. These spacers are what you would screw the screws
into.
- Before you secure the motherboard, check to see
which slots, if any, you need to remove on the case to allow access
to all the ports on the motherboard, such as the serial ports or the
sound ports.
- Once you've established which holes to use and
placed the spacers in the proper holes, you may now place the
motherboard in place and secure it with the provided screws.
- Once the motherboard is secure, you should
place the processor in its slot on the motherboard. To do
this, assuming you have a flip chip processor, which all P
III, P IV, and most AMD are, lift the lever beside the
slot so that it is perpendicular to the motherboard. Then,
carefully match the corners of the processor with the diagonals in
the slot and slowly rest the processor in its slot. The
processor should fit without any force. Once it is full in
place, lower the lever until it is parallel with the motherboard and
lock it into place. Lowering the lever takes a little force so
do not be worried.
- Once you have secured the processor, you need
to place the processor fan on the processor. To place the fan
on the processor on the fan, first secure one side of the metal tab
on the fan to the slot, then slowly clip on the other side.
Sometimes this can be quite difficult, so take your time and be
careful.
- Once the processor is in place, insert the RAM
into the RAM slot, making sure that the first chip goes into DIMM 0
if present, and DIMM 1 if DIMM 0 is not present. The slots are
usually marked on the motherboard.
Inserting the Cards
Now you can insert the video card, sound card, modem, network card, and
any other cards you purchased. To do this:
-
Unscrew, or pry off (depending on
the case), the slot covers for the slots that you plan on using for
your cards. The video card is usually installed in the AGP
slot, usually the first slot, which is much smaller than the
rest. Insert the card into place and slowly but firmly push it
into place. Once that is done, secure it with the screw
provided.
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Insert the remaining cards into
the PCI slots in a similar fashion.
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